Leadership
Craig Currey
Chief Executive Officer
Shanice Bligen, LMSW
Vice President of Programs
Monica Haddock, LISW-CP
Vice President of Operations
Gavin Brown
Vice President of Advancement
Board of Directors
Lynette Koon
Business Development Manager
Synovus Bank
Chair
Rev. Dr. J. Ben Sloan
Parish Associate Eastminister Presbyterian Church
Valarie Aiken
Chief Executive Officer
Health Force, LLC
Kaleb Unverfehrt
VP, Enrollment Strategy, Unum Group
Colonial Life
Andy Folsom
VP, Companion Life Insurance
Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina
William McElveen
Partner
Adams and Reese, LLP
Christine Shelek
Director of Development University of South Carolina
Iris Griffin
VP, Power Generation
Dominion Energy
Vice Chair
Christopher J. Daniels
Partner
Nelson Mullins
Lisa James, DNP, RN
Associate Chief Nursing Officer
Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge
Jessica M. Reese
CEO
Pynk Butterfly
Mark Hocutt
Senior VP and Senior Relationship Manager
Bank of America
Jennifer Moore
Vice President of Community Impact
United Way of the Midlands
Juan Silvera
Executive VP and Chief Marketing Officer AgFirst Farm Credit Bank
Carolyn Swinton, DNP
CEO & Founder
Reveille Executive Coaching & Consulting
Secretary
R. Matthew Kennell
President and CEO
City Center Partnership, Inc.
Sidney Heyward Rex
Executive VP and CFO
W.B. Guimarin & Co, Inc.
Dr. Andre M. Rogers
Dean of Students and Campus Unity
Columbia International University
James Williams
Chief Executive Officer
Sullivan Management
Reggie Webber
Director and Executive Vice President
Optus Bank
Neighborhood & Government Representatives
Nick Annan, CPA
Director
Elliot Davis, LLC.
Lexington Representative | Board Treasurer
Jean Denman
Member
Downtown Neighborhood Coalition
Columbia Representative
Allison Terracio
Council Member
Richland County
Appointed Representative
Peter Brown
Council Member
City of Columbia
Appointed Representative